The latter which would be an irrational number that cannot be expressed as a fraction.
It is a repeating decimal.
Any rational number is either a repeating decimal, or a terminating decimal.
If a fraction is a rational number then if the denominator goes into the numerator or into the numerator multiplied by a power of 10, then you will have a terminating decimal. Otherwise it will be a repeating decimal.
It's 10,101,010,101,010,101/10,000,000,000,000,000 .If the decimal had been repeating, non-terminating,then the fraction would be 100/99 .
No, a fraction such as 22/7 (approximately pi), is a non-terminating, non-repeating fraction, making it irrational.
A nonterminating number does not end. An example is the fraction 1/3. When written as a decimal, it is a nonterminating number. Also pi is a nonterminating number. Some nonterminating numbers are repeating, some are nonrepeating. But they just don't end.
0.875 is a terminating decimal and as a fraction it is 7/8
It is a repeating decimal.
If the decimal is terminating or repeating then it can be written as a fraction. Decimal representations which are non-terminating and non-repeating cannot be expressed as a fraction.
A fraction which, in its simplest form, has a denominator which contains a prime factor other than 2 or 5 will be a non-terminating decimal. However, you cannot actually write such a fraction because you would never get to the end.
A negative fraction need not be a terminating decimal. For example, -2/3 = -0.66... (repeating).
To sum this answer up you half to turn the fraction into a decimal and if it ends that is terminating but if it keeps going it is called a repeating decimal EXAMPLES Terminating- 5/10=.5 Repeating- 1/3=.3333 (bar notation over the 3)
For repeting it while repeat the same number over and over And for terminating it is such the oppisite
If a fraction, in its simplest form has a denominator whose only prime factors are 2 or 5, then the fraction is terminating. If the denominator has any other prime factor then the decimal is repeating.
Any rational number is either a repeating decimal, or a terminating decimal.
If a fraction is a rational number then if the denominator goes into the numerator or into the numerator multiplied by a power of 10, then you will have a terminating decimal. Otherwise it will be a repeating decimal.
0.324 is a terminating fraction. The only way to express it as a repeating fraction is to express it as 0.323999... (repeating).